Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
- Awards
- 1 win
Marie Laforêt
- Marge Duval
- (as Marie Laforet)
Billy Kearns
- Freddy Miles
- (as Bill Kearns)
René Clément
- Le serveur maladroit
- (uncredited)
Walter Grant
- Bit
- (uncredited)
Paul Muller
- Blind Man
- (uncredited)
Jacqueline Parey
- Ingrid
- (uncredited)
Romy Schneider
- Freddy's companion
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlain Delon's then girlfriend Romy Schneider appears in the very first scene as a friend of Freddie Miles.
- GoofsOnlookers are clearly visible in the background in the fish market scene.
- Quotes
Philippe Greenleaf: That's why you took my bank statements?
Tom Ripley: Exactly.
Philippe Greenleaf: So you kill me and you're rich?
Tom Ripley: Don't miss a trick, do you?
Philippe Greenleaf: It seems awfully complicated. You'd be caught immediately.
Tom Ripley: No necessarily. I might not look it, but I've got lots of imagination.
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
Featured review
Early Delon
Rene Clement's "Plein soleil" offers a young Alain Delon as Tom Ripley, a character known to more recent audiences as the hero of the Anthony Mingella 1999 "The Talented Mr. Ripley." It is nice to note that both films hold their own well, with the Mingella providing more character and background information than the Clement version.
Delon, who was to become a favorite actor of Visconti and other fine French and Italian directors, renders a skillful performance, along with Maurice Ronet as Phillipe Greenleaf (known as "Dickie" in the later Mingella opus).
Clement keeps the camera focused on the handsome M. Delon (as did Visconti) with stark closeups to show detailed emotional reactions. Delon manages to rise to the challenge in subtle ways, and to project a fully realized character. While Clement fails to provide much background as to why this character acts the way he does, Delon's photogenic countenance somewhat overcomes this void by masking it with personality and charm.
We can be thankful to Martin Scorcese for the fine reprint of this memorable French thriller, known in the UK and USA as "Purple Noon."
Delon, who was to become a favorite actor of Visconti and other fine French and Italian directors, renders a skillful performance, along with Maurice Ronet as Phillipe Greenleaf (known as "Dickie" in the later Mingella opus).
Clement keeps the camera focused on the handsome M. Delon (as did Visconti) with stark closeups to show detailed emotional reactions. Delon manages to rise to the challenge in subtle ways, and to project a fully realized character. While Clement fails to provide much background as to why this character acts the way he does, Delon's photogenic countenance somewhat overcomes this void by masking it with personality and charm.
We can be thankful to Martin Scorcese for the fine reprint of this memorable French thriller, known in the UK and USA as "Purple Noon."
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- Sep 27, 2000
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Lust for Evil
- Filming locations
- Ischia Ponte, Ischia Island, Naples, Campania, Italy(as Mongibello)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $107,205
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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